A few years ago, just about anyone could turn up at a college library, sit down at a bank of public-access computers, and cruise the Internet with no password, little trouble, and only the slimmest ...

The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing disruptions to a number of online services offered by the library.

The Seattle Public Library website is back up after a ransomware attack scuttled its computer systems this week, but most other services remain down. Libraries in South Seattle were quiet Wednesday ...

A sign outside the Columbia branch of Seattle Public Library announcing that "All library computer systems down," on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, after the system suffered a ransomware attack. Photo: KUOW ...

JEFFERSON CITY − It's been over five years since one library in Jefferson City has received funding for upgrades. Thanks to a $21,280 grant from the Secretary of State's Office and Missouri State ...

The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in Toronto and London also recently suffered major cybersecurity breaches, ...

At the end of October 2023, the UK’s national library, the British Library, took to social media to inform users that it was experiencing disruption to its services following an IT outage. Over the ...

A computer is a programmable device that can automatically perform a sequence of calculations or other operations on data once programmed for the task. It can store, retrieve, and process data ...

The Boston Public Library (BPL) has disclosed today that its network was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday, leading to a system-wide technical outage. BPL serves almost 4 million visitors per year ...

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